Earthquake details

Saturday, October 12, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 05:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heraklion (Greece - GR), about 127.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.371 and latitude 34.772.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.772, 26.371
UTC time 2002-10-12 05:58:50.110
Location Heraklion
Country Greece (GR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-12

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